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Home buyers could have hundreds of dollars extra in their pockets in time for Christmas as expectations grow of a string of interest rate cuts.

Reserve Bank could deliver shoppers plenty of pre-Christmas cheer

The expectation of an interest rate cut next month has soared in recent days. With more predicted cuts to follow, that could mean lots of Christmas cheer for the nation’s shoppers.

  • Shane Wright

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Three million workers are getting a pay rise. Here’s how it could affect you

About 180,000 people will see their hourly rate increase from $24.10 to $24.95 from July 1, but millions more workers on higher pay will also benefit.

  • Olivia Ireland
The OECD says Australia’s housing crisis is holding the nation back economically.

Australia’s horror housing crisis singled out by global think tank

A chorus of experts argues the nation is being hamstrung by a dysfunctional housing sector. Now the world is taking notice of just how bad it is.

  • Shane Wright
House prices in Sydney and Melbourne could climb 12 per cent by the end of next year, HSBC has warned.

Rate cuts and election promises to push house prices up even higher

Economists are expecting Sydney and Melbourne house prices to rise by up to 12 per cent as rate cuts and a lack of supply make housing less affordable.

  • Shane Wright
Donald Trump, RBA governor Michele Bullock and the “uncertainty index”.

Donald Trump – a bigger problem than COVID and the GFC combined

The Reserve Bank chooses its words carefully. In its most recent economic outlook, it used the word “uncertain” much more than ever before.

  • Shane Wright
The deluge of grim economic numbers deprive President Donald Trump of a success story to campaign around as he seeks re-election in November.

The Reserve Bank has a special term for Donald Trump

Home buyers will be happy with the RBA’s latest rate cut. But it hides the full threat posed by uncertainty caused by the US president.

  • Shane Wright
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RBA governor Michele Bullock is widely expected to lower the cash rate on Tuesday.

Interest rate cut was nearly bigger as instability fears linger

The Reserve Bank has cut the official interest rate for the second time this year against a backdrop of what further actions by Donald Trump might bring.

  • Shane Wright and Millie Muroi
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Mortgage calculator: how much will this rate cut lower your repayments?

The Reserve Bank has cut the official interest rate for the second time in three months.

Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock.

The RBA’s war on inflation inflicts $290 billion bill on home buyers

Home buyers and investors have paid more than a quarter of a trillion dollars in interest to help bring down inflation. They may get another rate cut this week.

  • Shane Wright
The Reserve Bank is worried wage rises and inflation could follow the same path they did in the 1970s.

The Reserve Bank is spooked by pay rises. Here’s why it can – and should – relax

Wage growth is no longer the threat it used to be.

  • Millie Muroi

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